Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Fuck the extremist election deniers. What’s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”

“And when the Committee says to “report your income,” that could mean anything!

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

T R E 4 5 O N

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

No Justins, No Peace

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

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  3. 3.

    MomSense

    I have a photo of my son in a giant Easter bunny costume at a daycare and a couple of the kids are fleeing in terror.

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    SarahT

    Happy Easter to you too, John Cole, and on behalf of my fellow Jews, sorry we killed your Lord ;). *
    *Yes, everyone, this is a joke. Too soon ?

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    Schlemazel (parmesan rancor)

    @SarahT:
    Eh, we forgive you ya rotten christ-killer!

    PBS ran a Rick Steves special on Easter through Europe. He covered several variations on the Passion Play but never mentioned the amounts of antisemitism present. Many of these plays, like the famous one in Oberammergau, came about as penance during the plague and went heavy on the “Its all the Jews fault!” stuff. I have heard that depending on the year some are still into that with other years downplaying that in favor of blaming the Romans. It all strikes me as odd; if you believe the Bible then Christs death was a necessity and a positive thing. If you are a believer then the roles of Pilate and the Jews should be celebrated for their furthering Gods grand plan.

  17. 17.

    lamh36

    SyFy has been showing all the Chris Reeves Superman movies over this entire weekend.

    Watching them, you realize good acting really can trump the latest/greatest special effects.

    The special effects from the films don’t hold up, but the acting by Reeves et al in the at least the first 2 (I don’t hate the 3rd film with Richard Pryor, like some do) still holds up, IMHO

  19. 19.

    Mike J

    @Schlemazel (parmesan rancor):

    It all strikes me as odd; if you believe the Bible then Christs death was a necessity and a positive thing. If you are a believer then the roles of Pilate and the Jews should be celebrated for their furthering Gods grand plan.

    And if you were a law and order type, you’d think you would support punishing somebody who was actually guilty.

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    benw

    @Schlemazel (parmesan rancor): Christ was a Jew. He preached a strong message of economic justice, against the rich and bankers. He was for peace, and told his followers to care for the weakest and sickest among us. He had a strong following of youth, but the powers of the time hated him and his message. Let’s face it, Bernie is the second coming of Christ. He has risen again! Hallelujah!

  23. 23.

    Big Ol Hound

    I have a thing about anyone who dresses up pets or submits animals to human-like activities. Let animals alone and go play with dolls to satisfy the mommy urges…or what ever they are.

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    O. Felix Culpa

    @benw: And Trump is auditioning for the role of anti-Christ, since Darth Cheney did not finish the job.

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    gwangung

    @lamh36: Yeah, pretty much so. I think Reeves is the definitive Superman actor (followed closely by George Reeve). Routh isn’t bad, nor is Cavill, but Chris could pull off Superman in any era, any costume.

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    Germy

    @benw:

    He was for peace, and told his followers to care for the weakest and sickest among us.

    I attempted that logic with a RWNJ and he replied it didn’t mean the government should do it, but that the church should care for the weakest and sickest among us.

  28. 28.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @TaMara (BHF): Awww. Lucille wishes everyone a Happy Easter. Or (more importantly Chez Q), as Yutsy noted, the day before deep discounts on chocolates.

  30. 30.

    Germy

    I remember Bill HIcks doing a bit about Christ refusing to come back because he’s creeped out by all his followers wearing crosses around their necks. Hicks said it would be like honoring Jackie Kennedy by making a rifle-shooting gesture.

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    Schlemazel (parmesan rancor)

    @benw:
    Yeah and the folks who claim to believe so much in the first one would be first in line to reenact the passion with Bernie playing the lead role

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    gwangung

    @Germy: Since the people choose the government, it’s a reflection their wishes. Ergo, his view of government is a reflection of HIM and his actions…and it’s not what Christ would do.

  42. 42.

    benw

    @Germy:

    it didn’t mean the government should do it, but that the church should care for the weakest and sickest among us.

    Right-wing Christians tend to only support the government bombing and killing and imprisoning, the way Jesus intended.

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    BillinGlendaleCA

    @Soylent Green: Ah poor Ted, he had the chance to get a free gun from the U.S. Government and be able to use live humans as target practice; but he pissed and shit his pants instead.

  44. 44.

    hueyplong

    In the spirit of Easter, I’m ruminating on Hitlery going all Vince Foster on srv, the effort coming up just short, but srv eventually expiring anyway because in the non-Bernie administration, there is no universal healthcare.

  46. 46.

    Schlemazel (parmesan rancor)

    @Germy:
    It was Crudz that said he would nuke the M.E. But I am sure Drumpf would agree if asked

  51. 51.

    Ultraviolet Thunder

    Mrs. Thunder got us Dove ‘eggs’ for Easter. Oddly, they’re prolate hemispheroids rather than full egg shapes.
    I just don’t understand this world any more.

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    Redshift

    @O. Felix Culpa:

    And Trump is auditioning for the role of anti-Christ, since Darth Cheney did not finish the job.

    Neither of them could get the role; the Antichrist is supposed to be extremely charming.

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    Schlemazel (parmesan rancor)

    @Major Major Major Major:
    Interesting, any chance you remember the name so I could hunt it down? I have an affinity for Judas stories, he is the one interesting character in the supporting cast. Did he really go to Hell for the betrayal? It seems it is what God wanted and his plan would have been foiled without Judas’ help. How can a benevolent God be justified if he sent his tool to Hell?

    @Redshift:
    Color me unsurprising. I didn’t know that but would have guessed it. I’d have to ask him why stop at tacticals? Why not level every city we have an issue with? That would show them and there couldn’t possibly be any repercussions, right?

  63. 63.

    Shell

    My earliest photos are me and my sister in our matching Easter outfits.

    Theres an old english superstition that at least some of your outfit on Easter must be new or its bad luck. Well, at least I put on fresh socks.

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    Schlemazel (parmesan rancor)

    @Major Major Major Major:
    Sorry, I found that too & we probably were posting at the same time.

    I can’t explain it but I love twisting ideas and forcing me (well, really everyone) to try to think of familiar things in new ways. I love this concept & what it means to try to think along this line:

    In his final book Den hemlige Frälsaren, Runeberg comes up with the argument that as God in human shape would be “made totally man, but man to the point of iniquity”, committing a sin would also not be beyond Him. More importantly, Runeberg states that a sacrifice limited to only one afternoon on the cross does not compare with the sacrifice of accepting shame and revulsion for the rest of history. Thereby, Runeberg concludes finally that He chose Judas as his incarnation. “God became a man completely, a man to the point of infamy, a man to the point of being reprehensible – all the way to the abyss. In order to save us, He could have chosen any of the destinies which together weave the uncertain web of history; He could have been Alexander, or Pythagoras, or Rurik, or Jesus; He chose an infamous destiny: He was Judas.”

  65. 65.

    MomSense

    @debbie:

    It’s so awful. I sometimes just can’t believe this is real life and yet it is the predictable outcome for a political party that has been so detestable for so long.

    Didn’t Cruz also call for carpet bombing (war crime) and then try to pretend he meant targeted carpet bombing? Isn’t targeted carpet bombing a bit oxymoronic even for him?

  69. 69.

    Origuy

    There was a discussion of the timing of Easter in the last thread. This was a big deal in seventh century Britain. The Celtic Church, based in the Scottish island of Iona, had kept to the old tradition of following Passover, while the Roman Church had modified that. The Irish monks from Iona had converted much of the north, while the missionaries sent from Rome had been converting the south. King Oswiu of Northumberland followed the Celtic tradition, while his wife Eanflaed came from Kent and followed the Roman ways. This created a problem because Easter ends the fast of Lent. In those days, pious Christians abstained from sex during Lent. So the King would leave Easter mass ready for a feast and a fuck, but his wife would not be ready for another couple of weeks. He called the Synod of Whitby to settle the matter; the Romans won.

  70. 70.

    NotMax

    Celebrate.

    Mexicans celebrating an Easter ritual late on Saturday burnt effigies of US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, whose anti-immigrant views have sparked outrage south of the American border.

    In Mexico City’s poor La Merced neighbourhood, hundreds of cheering residents yelled “death” and various insults as they watched the explosion of the grinning papier-mâché mock-up of the real estate tycoon, replete with blue blazer, red tie and his trademark tuft of blond hair. Source

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    Ben Cisco

    I was on my way to the theatre (actually got there and the place was PACKED – forgot about Dark Knight vs. grimdark Supes), so I went for a long drive. Ironically, it was one of the things Mrs. Cisco and I used to enjoy even when we couldn’t afford do anything else. It’s the first time I’ve done something alone that we used to do together that felt right. Peaceful even. Managed to regain some sense of clarity, and to understand that today was no day to hang my head. My beloved is at peace, and I can truly do no more for her. I have to continue on my walkabout, find my place in this world, to be able to live my life in a manner worthy of the love she so unconditionally gave to me. I would have expected the same of her, and I can do no less.

  73. 73.

    Schlemazel (parmesan rancor)

    @NotMax:
    See!! They are violent and crude. Drumpf would never set fire to an effigy of Mexicans because he is cultured and responsible!

  78. 78.

    J R in WV

    @srv:

    Many of us are hoping for direct hits on your current location at the time of bombing. Keep up your irrational hatred of the party that ended Jim Crow racism and brought America Social Security, Interstates, freedom from Nazi Germany, Medicare, Union labor, etc.

    We know what you’re against, now tell us what you’re in favor of, so we can watch out for that.

  82. 82.

    JGabriel

    John Cole @ Top:

    My favorite Easter pic of all time, my sister’s dear departed dog Irie being terrorized by the Easter bunny

    That poor dog looks like it thinks it’s being sold into furry sex slavery.

  86. 86.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @Ben Cisco: That’s very touching – and heartening to hear you found something you enjoyed together than now feels not painful. You remain in my thoughts.

  90. 90.

    Denali

    @Ben Cisco,

    I know it is rather trite, but it is still true that you will always have her and your memories in your heart. You can always hold on to that.

  91. 91.

    Patricia Kayden

    LOL! at that photo. Never thought that an Easter Bunny could look so dang creepy. Could see it in a horror film.

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    Paul in KY

    @Ben Cisco: Very sorry to hear of your wife’s death, Ben. Glad you had this sense of peace when driving. Hope you get a lot more of it.

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